Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 4.42.31

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इति शक्तिमयं चेतो घनाहंकारतां गतम् ।
कोशकारक्रिमिरिव स्वेच्छया याति बन्धनम् ॥ ३१ ॥

iti śaktimayaṃ ceto ghanāhaṃkāratāṃ gatam |
kośakārakrimiriva svecchayā yāti bandhanam || 31 ||

Thus the mind being polluted by its selfishness, loses the freedom of its will; and becomes bound to its desires, as the silkworm is enclosed in the cocoon.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.42.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Shaktimaya, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Ghana, Ahankara, Gata, Koshakara, Krimi, Iva, Sveccha, Yat, Yati, Bandhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.42.31). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “iti śaktimayaṃ ceto ghanāhaṃkāratāṃ gatam ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śaktimayam -
śaktimaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaktimaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ceto* -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ghanā -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahaṅkāra -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kośakārakrimiriva svecchayā yāti bandhanam ”
kośakāra -
kośakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kośakāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
krimir -
krimi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

krimi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svecchayā -
svecchā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
bandhanam -
bandhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]